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THE INDEX THEOREM FOR QUASI-TORI
The Index theorem for holomorphic line bundles on complex tori asserts that some cohomology groups of a line bundle vanish according to the numbers of negative and positive eigenvalues of the associated hermitian form. In this thesis, this theorem is generalized to quasi-tori, i.e. connected …
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Cicular symmetry in topological quantum field theory and the topology of the index bundle
Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Mathematics, 1998.
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The Effect of Habitat on the Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) in Bull Creek, Southwest Missouri
The study was conducted in the Bull Creek drainage basin of the Missouri Ozarks between 1 June and 1 September, 2001. The goals of this study were to characterize the fish assemblages, evaluate specific habitat variables, and measure the index of biotic integrity (IBI), using fish assemblages as …
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A Comparison of the Index of Biotic Integrity by Habitat Type in Swan Creek, Southwest Missouri
A multimetric Index of Biotic Integrity (IBI) based on fish communities was used to score Missouri streams as an assessment of stream health. During summer 2002 we sampled Swan Creek, a 5th order stream in Southwest Missouri, which flows into the White River system. We sampled 19 sites, collecting …
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A Comparison of Water Quality Analyses and the Index of Biotic Integrity in Bull Creek, Southwest Missouri
There is growing awareness of the relationship between environmental and human health. With this awareness comes the understanding that steps must be taken to balance the needs of humans with the overall health of the environment. Although water chemistry has played a major role in assessing …
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Using the Index of Biotic Integrity of Fish Communities to Evaluate Habitat Quality in Middle Chattahoochee River Tributaries
<p>An ichthyological survey was conducted within the lower Piedmont and upper Coastal Plain physiographic regions of the middle Chattahoochee River drainage basin between August 1998 and September 2000. Sampling was conducted by Columbus State University (CSU) under contract to Columbus Water Works …
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Temporal Change in Fish Communities and Modification of the Index of Biotic Integrity for the James River of the Dakotas
Over the past 25 years, the James River has experience records in minimum and maximum discharge. Fluctuations in flow rates over a wet I dry hydrologic cycle result in habitat instability, leading to an unstable, yet persistent, fish community. My first objective was to examine persistence of the …
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The effects of creations and redemptions in the index participation unit market : evidence of the downward sloping demand curve for equity
A number of finance papers have shown that the downward sloping demand curve for equity exists. Many of these previous studies have come to their conclusion via one of two ways. The first method looks at new equity offerings by companies and their affect on stock returns due to increase in supply. …
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The characteristics of the families of physically abused children
The study sets out to test the hypothesis that the families of physically abused children will show significant differences regarding their psychological, psychiatric and psychosocial characteristics when compared to families who do not have an abused child. The Index group was formed from 49 …
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Indices for Supersymmetric Quantum Field Theories in Four Dimensions
In this thesis, we investigate four dimensional supersymmetric indices. The motivation for studying such objects lies in the physics of Seiberg's electric-magnetic duality in supersymmetric field theories. In the first chapter, we first define the index and underline its cohomological nature, …
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A Method for Evaluating Cardiovascular Conditioning in Swimmers
<p>The purpose of this study was to determine if cardiovascular conditioning did take place during the swimmer's training season.This study was also concerned with developing an index for each swimmer. This index would give a coach a convenient and practical method of establishing the …
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Does the market identify potential candidates for addition to the S&P 500 index?
This paper investigates the markets' capacity to identify the companies that are candidates for addition to the Standard and Poor's 500 Index. A sample of firms likely to be added to the S&P 500 are identified on a date on which the market can anticipate that an S&P 500 member will be removed from …
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Development and validation of the BILAG-2004 Index for the assessment of disease activity in systemic lupus erythematosus
This research to develop and validate the BILAG-2004 index for the assessment of disease activity in patients with [systemic lupus erythematosus] SLE had involved several validation studies. The reliability of this index was shown in 2 exercises, as assessed by level of agreement, kappa statistic, …
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Essays on index premia and demand curves for stocks
This thesis consists of three chapters that investigate the index premium and its underlying economics both theoretically and empirically. The first chapter presents our empirical findings about the index premium and its properties. First, we find that the index premia for both the S&P 500 and …
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Aspects of index theory
Index theory is the theory of linear maps with finite dimensional nullspaces and cokernels. In particular, the index of such a map is the dimension of its nullspace minus that of its cokernel. We survey some aspects of this theory in this thesis. In particular, the first chapter talks about general …
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A critical index to the letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge from 1820 to 1834 : on the subjects of "philosophy and religion" and "literature" : a presentation of his later thought.
The collected letters of Samuel Taylor Coleridge are published in six volumes and edited by Earl Leslie Griggs. Volumes II, IV, and VI contain indexes for the letters which include primarily the names of people and publications mentioned throughout the correspondence. This Critical Index is a …
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Equivariant Index on Toric Contact Manifolds
… of Reeb type with moment cone C, where n > 1. There exists a G-invariant Sasakian 1-form on M such that D = ker α. This structure allows us to define the horizontal Dolbeault operator on M and more generally the horizontal Dolbeault operator twisted by a G-equivariant vector bundle. This …
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Acute lower respiratory tract infection in infancy: a seven year follow-up study
… tract infection in infancy, 200 children and their case -controls were assessed for respiratory status and epidemiological characteristics. The index group comprised 100 cases where respiratory syncytial virus had been responsible for the index illness (RSV +) and 100 cases in whom this …
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